Posted on 11/06/2008 7:52:14 AM PST by do the dhue
The effort within the McCain campaign’s upper ranks to pin Sen. John McCain’s loss of the presidential election on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is now in full swing, and Fox News’ Carl Cameron eagerly plays the gossip columnist.
On “Fox Report” last night with Shephard Smith, Cameron said he learned during the campaign that many within the McCain team were concerned that Palin “lacked the degree of knowledgeability” to be a heartbeat away from the presidency — but agreed not to report the details until the after the election.
*****I still have that picture in my mind of that very uncomfortable handshake and hug at McCain’s concession speech—there must be some there there...*****
Good grief! The two candidates had just endured months of hard campaigning and losing.....
The more interesting hug was between Obama and Biden - Obama looked at Plugs as if he were a smelly, homeless beggar.
I loved Palin .. in my opinion she's the only reason McCain even appeared on the radar screen.
The 3 BAD situations for Palin were
1. the Katie interview.
2. the release of inside info on $150,000 wardrobe
3. The”fake” interview with Sarkozy.
In each one of these it was inside campaign workers who either “goofed” or sabotaged their own candidate. We need to find out who they were and “how” this happened.
In particular, the fake “sarkozy interview”, WHO HANDED THE PHONE TO PALIN?
And with trickeration, it can be impactful.
(I just hit spellcheck and it nearly busted my computer.)
They got exactly the candidate they wanted. They got exactly the party platform they demanded. The campaign was run exactly the way they insisted it be run.
How'd that end up working out for us, again...?
They actually managed to lose to a one-term Senate Marxist with open and unapologetic terrorist ties. The ONLY thing I want to hear from Team McCain or any of its shrill little online apologists, from this day forward, is a meek and contrite: "We're sorry."
They have nothing else worthwhile what. so. EVER. to contribute to any meaningful discussion, re: either conservatism or winning electoral strategies.
It was the late-added presence of SARAH which energized an otherwise moribund and apathetic conservative voting base.
It was SARAH who drew record-shattering crowds, everywhere she went on behalf of a sour and ungrateful McCain campaign.
Friendly little word of warning to any/all RINOs out there reading this, and thinking about standing in the way between this woman and the conservative base that adores her, anytime during the next four years:
You're expendable to us. SHE isn't.
Sarah Saved the McCain Campaign but the Republican elites are so far disconnected from the Blue Collar working republicans they have no idea what really happened.
But, just as Tuesday showed the country...
change is coming...
GOP had better get back to it's conservative roots, and fast
Standard bearers will be Palin and Jindal
Moderates will smear them at their own peril.
I’m going to write the people at Fox from O’reilly to Hannity and complain about that Cameron hit piece. That was just awful and Carl Cameron came off to be a sniveling little jerk.
And O’Reilly who often complains about smear merchants but he gave that bozo Cameron plenty of air time to bloviate.
“lacked the degree of knowledgeability” to be a heartbeat away from the presidency — but agreed not to report the details until the after the election.”
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Oh yeah, these noble individuals agreed not to report this nonsense until after the election. What a bunch of petty, backbiting, lowlife, anonymous, lying snipes. And Fox is more than willing to air these out and out lies for what reason? Anybody who believes this cr@p doesn’t have the sense to come in out of the rain.
Sarah Saved the McCain Campaign but the Republican elites are so far disconnected from the Blue Collar working republicans they have no idea what really happened.
didn’t know Africa was a continent? Come on. I am pretty sure she graduated 3rd grade, and knows the continents. These attacks are going to be ridiculous.
Dear Governor Palin,Thank you a thousand times for being who you are and for courageously and effectively taking up the banner of conservatism for this election. My wife, my daughter, and I were charged up by your nomination. It was your candidacy alone which made us enthusiastic supporters of the Republican ticket.
Many will try to suggest that somehow you were responsible for the failure of our campaign. This is nonsense, as history makes clear. Moderate Republicans lose elections. Conservative Republicans win them. When we give the American people conservatism, they hear it with joy and respond with strength and enthusiasm.
I imagine that, no matter what your mind tells you, your heart aches for this loss. My prayer is that God sanctifies this pain to you and to your family, uses it to strengthen your faith in Him and to make you an even braver, stronger, and more effective servant of His.
May God bless you and those you love,
My BS meter is running high on this. How could anyone become the Governor of a State and not know that Africa is a Continent. I just find that totally bogus.
Then again the liberals have controlled education for the last 50 years.
Ask yourself, if this woman was so dumb would anyone be wasting time attacking her? they'd let her go back to Alaska and be forgotten. The very fact they're picking up after the MSM and the Dems is that some feel Romney should have been the candidate and must be the candidate in 2012. And that Sarah Palin is too difficult an obstacle for Romney to overcome. Join the Dems and kill her now. I don't think they understand how tough this woman is.
You got it.
I am hearing something about Mitt busting on Sarah too. Looks like the RINOs our jockeying for Elephant turf.
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